Daniel Croft

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Born in the heart of Western Sydney, Daniel Croft is a passionate journalist with an understanding for and experience writing in the technology space. Having studied at Macquarie University, he joined Momentum Media in 2022, writing across a number of publications including Australian Aviation, Cyber Security Connect and Defence Connect. Outside of writing, Daniel has a keen interest in music, and spends his time playing in bands around Sydney.

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Microsoft says DeepSeek is banned for staff

Microsoft has revealed that company staff are barred from using the app for Chinese-made AI DeepSeek due to concerns with propaganda and data security.

SECURITY • Fri, 09 May 2025

Delta Air Lines will face class action over CrowdStrike outage, judge rules

A class action by passengers of Delta Air Lines regarding cancelled and delayed flights as a result of last year’s CrowdStrike outage will go ahead as ruled by a US ...

SECURITY • Thu, 08 May 2025

CrowdStrike to lay off 5% of global staff

Major cyber security firm CrowdStrike has announced that it will be axing around 5 per cent of its staff, roughly 500 people.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 May 2025

Oettinger confirms cyber incident, begins investigating

German beer and drinks giant Oettinger Getränke (Oettinger Brauerei or Oettinger) has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack following claims made by threat actors.

SECURITY • Thu, 08 May 2025

NCSC working with UK retailers affected by recent cyber attack wave

The UK’s cyber watchdog has issued a warning to CISOs across the country following the trio of successful cyber attacks on major UK retailers in the last two weeks.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 May 2025

Co-op's cyber recovery begins as store shelves lie empty

Despite its stores lacking products on shelves, UK retailer Co-op has begun the recovery process following the cyber attack it suffered last week – with payment systems ...

SECURITY • Wed, 07 May 2025

Now it’s personal! German beer giant Oettinger left flat following ransomware claims

Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on German beer drinks titan Oettinger Brauerei (Oettinger), claiming to have exfiltrated business data.

SECURITY • Wed, 07 May 2025

Anonymous hacks Trump administration’s ICE deportation airline GlobalX

Infamous hacktivist organisation Anonymous has defaced the website of GlobalX, the US airline being used by the Trump administration for deporting what it calls illegal ...

SECURITY • Tue, 06 May 2025

Signal-like app used by Trump adviser suffers second alleged hack within 24 hours

A communications app used by the Trump administration’s national security adviser has suspended services after it was allegedly hacked for the second time in 24 hours

SECURITY • Tue, 06 May 2025

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Microsoft says DeepSeek is banned for staff

Delta Air Lines will face class action over CrowdStrike outage, judge rules

CrowdStrike to lay off 5% of global staff

Oettinger confirms cyber incident, begins investigating

NCSC working with UK retailers affected by recent cyber attack wave

Co-op's cyber recovery begins as store shelves lie empty

Now it’s personal! German beer giant Oettinger left flat following ransomware claims

Anonymous hacks Trump administration’s ICE deportation airline GlobalX

Signal-like app used by Trump adviser suffers second alleged hack within 24 hours

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